Author : Jimmy Carter
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 26,37 MB
Release : 2004-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780743227155
In this acclaimed bestseller, President Carter goes back to his early years in Plains, Georgia, and remembers the Christmas days of his boyhood and throughout his life. ""Christmas in Plains" is a gift from the heart, the most eloquent kind."--"Chicago Sun-Times."
Author : Joseph Bottum
Publisher : Image
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 14,85 MB
Release : 2012-10-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0770437664
A well-respected writer and editor's memoir of childhood Christmases set in the sometimes harsh but always captivating landscape of South Dakota. Wreaths and holly, fruitcakes and mistletoe, ornaments and snowflakes, St. Nick and Scrooge's humbug, Joseph and Mary, a young child in a manger and magi from the East. These words automatically stir up the season of Christmas and invoke memories of family and friends and hope and faith. By turns sweet and comic, sentimental and serious, the former editor of First Things magazine shares his reflections of the mad joys and wild emotions of the season while growing up on the South Dakota plains.
Author : Tracey V. Bateman
Publisher : Barbour Publishing
Page : 662 pages
File Size : 42,36 MB
Release : 2010-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1607428849
Experience Christmas on the historical American Great Plains as retold by nine different multi-published authors, including Tracie Peterson and Deborah Raney. Follow pioneers, immigrants, and orphans through their adventures, heartaches, challenges, victories, and romances. You are sure to find more than one favorite among the nine holiday romances in this unique collection to warm your heart and inspire your faith.
Author : Anne Marie Ryan
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 35,27 MB
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0593331249
“A heartfelt and lovely Christmas tale for book lovers everywhere!”—Jenny Colgan, author of The Bookshop on the Shore In small-town England, two booksellers facing tough times decide to spread some Christmas cheer through the magic of anonymous book deliveries in this uplifting holiday tale for book lovers everywhere. Nora and her husband, Simon, have run the beautiful oak-beamed book shop in their small British village for thirty years. But times are tough and the shop is under threat of closure--this Christmas season will really decide their fate. When an elderly man visits the store and buys the one book they've never been able to sell, saying it's the perfect gift for his sick grandson, it gives Nora an idea. She and Simon will send out books to those feeling down this Christmas. Maybe they can't save their bookstore, but at least they'll have one final chance to lift people's spirits through the power of reading. After gathering nominations online, Nora and Simon quietly deliver books to six residents of the village in need of some festive cheer, including a single dad of twins who is working hard to make ends meet, a teenage boy grieving for his big sister, a local Member of Parliament who is battling depression, and a teacher who's newly retired and living on her own. As the town prepares for a white Christmas, the books begin to give the recipients hope, one by one. But with the future of the bookshop still up in the air, Nora and Simon will need a Christmas miracle--or perhaps a little help from the people whose lives they've touched--to find a happy ending of their own....
Author : Florence Minor
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 42,52 MB
Release : 2005-09-27
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0060560347
If you were a Christmas tree, what kind of tree would you be? A mighty tree or a tiny tree? A city tree or a country tree? A tree with curious features or a tree made just for creatures? Voyaging from cities to plains and in renderings of things miniature to grand, Wendell and Florence Minor lead young readers on an imaginative journey across America in tribute to one of our most beloved symbols -- the Christmas tree.
Author : Kathleen Fuller
Publisher : Barbour Books
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 48,77 MB
Release : 2015-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781634090315
Readers will treasure this unique collection of nine stories, celebrating Christmas romance and the pioneer spirit as penned by nine distinct authors.
Author : Gary Robinson
Publisher : 7th Generation
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 34,75 MB
Release : 2020-08-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1939053722
This innovative retelling of the classic Christmas tale takes a whimsical look at what Christmas Eve might be like for an American Indian family when Old Red Shirt (the Indian Santa Claus) comes a-calling. He brings with him his team of flying white buffalo to deliver fry bread, commodities, and other goodies. Renowned Cherokee artist Jesse Hummingbird’s inspired illustrations transform the author’s playful adaptation into a fresh, modern work of art. A delight for people of all ages and cultures. The title was the winner of the 2010 Moonbeam Award for Holiday Books. A glossary is included to explain terms commonly used in Native communities such as fry bread, commodities, and medicine bundles.
Author : Jack Curtis
Publisher : Rodale Books
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 31,68 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780875965437
A young pregnant widow is determined to find the goodness in people and with the help of a stranger on a black stallion, her life can begin again.
Author : Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve
Publisher : South Dakota State Historical Society
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 38,99 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781941813256
"In an authentic portrayal of a Sioux childhood and Christmas traditions, Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve shares a touching holiday story from her youth. Filled with themes of generosity and unexpected joy, the episode takes place on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota"--
Author : Heather Renée May
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 10,25 MB
Release : 2021-10-15
Category :
ISBN : 9781737719304
New York Times best-selling author, Kate Summers, is facing a divorce in her 40's and up against a hard deadline for her next novel. She rents an Airstream on the Texas Wine Trail to find inspiration, but discovers much more... She meets Zach, a medical doctor from the Northeast scouting for a winery to invest in. They decide to spend a week enjoying tastings, but just as they are getting to know one another, he has to return suddenly back home. The holidays are hard for Kate, as she lost her mother two years ago. This Cactus Christmas is prickly and sweet as Kate must heal her heart, try to reconnect with her estranged sister, Lillie, and find her way on her own. Will she finish her book? Will she meet Zach again? Will timing ever be right? A delicious story of finding yourself (again), second chances at love, and taking huge risks that payoff.
